Alfredton, New Zealand

Alfredton is a farming community in the southern North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of Eketāhuna. 40.6798°S 175.8601°E / -40.6798; 175.8601 Alfredton has a school, church, a 9-hole golf course, community domain and a community hall.

The former St Aidan's Church at Alfredton is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category II structure, with registration number 3972^[1]

The town is named after Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha who was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria.

Education

Alfredton School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,^[2][3] with a roll of 33 as of November 2024.^[4]

Climate

Climate data for Alfredton (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	22.4 (72.3)	23.0 (73.4)	21.0 (69.8)	18.1 (64.6)	15.3 (59.5)	12.5 (54.5)	12.1 (53.8)	13.0 (55.4)	14.7 (58.5)	16.5 (61.7)	18.4 (65.1)	20.9 (69.6)	17.3 (63.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	16.9 (62.4)	17.3 (63.1)	15.5 (59.9)	12.9 (55.2)	10.6 (51.1)	8.0 (46.4)	7.9 (46.2)	8.4 (47.1)	10.3 (50.5)	12.2 (54.0)	13.5 (56.3)	15.7 (60.3)	12.4 (54.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	11.5 (52.7)	11.7 (53.1)	10.0 (50.0)	7.8 (46.0)	5.8 (42.4)	3.5 (38.3)	3.7 (38.7)	3.9 (39.0)	5.8 (42.4)	7.9 (46.2)	8.7 (47.7)	10.4 (50.7)	7.6 (45.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	76 (3.0)	58 (2.3)	73 (2.9)	97 (3.8)	127 (5.0)	122 (4.8)	141 (5.6)	118 (4.6)	101 (4.0)	103 (4.1)	91 (3.6)	108 (4.3)	1,215 (48)
Source: NIWA (rain 1951–1980)[5]